Synonyms for covey

Most common

fellow · flock

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).

Related words

Word family

cove

Other spellings

covie

Forms

Plural

coveys → flocks, sets, companies, parties…

Example sentences

• fellow You must not keep company with such a mean fellow.
• flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

set¹, guy¹

4 letters

cove¹, bevy²

5 letters

party², flock¹, bloke¹

6 letters

fellow²

7 letters

company³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bevy² = 2 syllables).